Lance Armstrong: A career in pictures

Look back at the long and storied career of disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong.

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In June 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency accused Armstrong of doping and trafficking of drugs based on blood samples from 2009 and 2010, and testimonies from witnesses including former teammates. He was suspended from competitive cycling and stripped of any and all titles from August 1998 to the present. Armstrong was defiant until the end, tweeting this picture just a few months ago of himself lying on the couch under his Tour de France jerseys.